Above are some student art submissions from 2015 you can consider starting with.

2. Look closely at the image and jot down whatever comes to mind.

Some questions you might consider:

Describe the image that you see.

What do you imagine is happening in the art?

3. Brainstorm possible ways you might write about the art.

Here are some possibilities:

Describe what you see

Tell the story that you see happening in the art

Write a poem or song to go with the art

Imagine a conversation among the subjectsbecome a person or object in the piece of art and speak form its perspective or from the perspective of something or someone that has been left out of the piece.

4. Now, freewrite for 3-5 minutes

When you finish freewriting you can:

Read it out loud to yourself to see if you will make any edits.

Give your piece of writing a title.

And of course...share your creation with a friend or loved one!

5. Submit Your Writing

Submit your writing to potentially be published in the River of Words Anthology.